Contrasting Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) & Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF)

Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) and Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mawson Infrastructure Group and Bitfarms”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mawson Infrastructure Group	$58.22 million	0.21	-$60.42 million	($3.16)	-0.21
Bitfarms	$182.96 million	3.72	-$104.04 million	($0.36)	-3.94

Mawson Infrastructure Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mawson Infrastructure Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Mawson Infrastructure Group has a beta of 3.35, meaning that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitfarms has a beta of 3.64, meaning that its stock price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Mawson Infrastructure Group and Bitfarms, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mawson Infrastructure Group	0	2	0	0	2.00
Bitfarms	0	1	6	0	2.86

Mawson Infrastructure Group presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 207.69%. Bitfarms has a consensus price target of $4.05, indicating a potential upside of 185.21%. Given Mawson Infrastructure Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mawson Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Bitfarms.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.9% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mawson Infrastructure Group and Bitfarms’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mawson Infrastructure Group	-93.68%	-368.57%	-61.12%
Bitfarms	-69.08%	-22.17%	-18.93%

Summary

Bitfarms beats Mawson Infrastructure Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mawson Infrastructure Group

Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. develops and operates digital infrastructure for digital currency on the bitcoin blockchain network in the United States. It engages in digital currency or bitcoin self-mining, customer co-location and related services, and energy markets, as well as operates data center facilities. The company is based in Midland, Pennsylvania.

About Bitfarms

Bitfarms Ltd. engages in the mining of cryptocurrency coins and tokens in Canada, the United States, Paraguay, and Argentina. It owns and operates server farms that primarily validates transactions on the Bitcoin Blockchain and earning cryptocurrency from block rewards and transaction fees. The company also provides electrician services to commercial and residential customers in Quebec, Canada. It also undertakes hosting of third-party mining hardware. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.